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How do you use Knighting in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Knighting in a sentence

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Knighting | Knight | Knights | Knighted | Knightly

Knighting meaning

present participle and gerund of knight

Using Knighting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of knight
  • In the example corpus, knighting often appears in combinations such as: the knighting, knighting him, white knighting.

Context around Knighting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

white 3× media 1× arms 1×

Often after:

ceremony 1× people 1× members 1× elizabeth 1×

Sentence patterns with Knighting

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and arms knighting him 1× done the knighting 1× him by knighting him but 1× in the knighting elizabeth was 1× not white knighting any one 1× not white knighting people driving 1× oxford by knighting him and 1× rewarding or knighting members of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a smuggler named 1× his point blank 1× john cummins citation 1× mary e hazard 1× not white knighting 1× the knighting ceremony 1×

Common sentence endings:

administration stop it 1× arms knighting him 1× as cello bae 1× done the knighting 1× drake s actions 1× his previous smuggling 1×

Words around Knighting

Just before it in the word index:

knighthoods 12 knighthood 98 knighthawks 2 knightfall 6 knighten 5 knighted 70

Just after it in the word index:

knightley 59 knightly 30 knightmare 3 knighton 32 knights 1.732 knightsbridge 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Knighting

  • In this selection, "knighting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, white, media, arms, ceremony, people and members stand out and add context to how "knighting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and arms knighting him and done the knighting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "knighting" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with knighting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

William presented Harold with weapons and arms, knighting him. (9 words)

He has already attained the social media knighting as “Cello Bae”. (11 words)

The knighting ceremony took place at Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth has been isolating since March. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A smuggler named Davos Seaworth ran the blockade to resupply the castle and Stannis rewarded him by knighting him, but he also cut off the fingertips of his left hand as punishment for all his previous smuggling. (37 words)

His point-blank promise to not cut funding to the ABC, only to do so within a year of being elected, is up there with the knighting of Prince Phillip as totemic of his weird reign. (36 words)

I'm not white knighting people driving shiatty cars, but if this is targeting low income neighborhoods, the odds of them driving a car that *doesn't* have safety issues is small. (32 words)

Example sentences (13)

Not white knighting any one but bad decisions were made by more than one party in this situation.

The knighting ceremony took place at Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth has been isolating since March.

To those white-knighting and defending China by deflected the blame to Trump and his terrible administration, stop it.

His point-blank promise to not cut funding to the ABC, only to do so within a year of being elected, is up there with the knighting of Prince Phillip as totemic of his weird reign.

I'm not white knighting people driving shiatty cars, but if this is targeting low income neighborhoods, the odds of them driving a car that *doesn't* have safety issues is small.

With many outgoing prime ministers in their final days often rewarding or knighting members of their loyal staff, perhaps a chance to repair the relationship still remains.

He has already attained the social media knighting as “Cello Bae”.

A smuggler named Davos Seaworth ran the blockade to resupply the castle and Stannis rewarded him by knighting him, but he also cut off the fingertips of his left hand as punishment for all his previous smuggling.

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John Cummins, citation citation By getting the French diplomat involved in the knighting, Elizabeth was gaining the implicit political support of the French for Drake's actions.

Mary E. Hazard, citation Maria Perry, citation During the Victorian era, in a spirit of nationalism, the story was promoted that Elizabeth I had done the knighting.

The Yorkist king tried to secure the loyalty of Oxford by knighting him and pardoning his transgressions.

While payments upon the knighting of a son were part of the expectations of an overlord in England and France, only a "gift" was given in Germany for such an occasion.

William presented Harold with weapons and arms, knighting him.

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Common combinations with knighting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "knighting" in a sentence?
An example: "Not white knighting any one but bad decisions were made by more than one party in this situation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "knighting" from authentic English texts.
What does "knighting" mean?
Knighting means: present participle and gerund of knight
How many example sentences with "knighting" are there?
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